Message to the Congress Regarding Sudan Emergency
Message to the Congress of the United States

TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES:

Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless,
prior to the anniversary date of its declara-tion, the President
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a
notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have
sent the enclosed notice, stating that the Sudan emergency is to
continue in effect beyond November 3, 2001, to the Federal Register for
publication. The most recent notice continuing this
emergency was published in the Federal Register on November 2, 2000 (65
Fed. Reg. 66163).

The crisis between the United States and Sudan constituted by the
actions and policies of the Government of Sudan, including continuing
concern about its record on terrorism and the preva-lence of human
rights violations, including slavery, restrictions on religious
freedom, and restrictions on political freedom, that led to the
declaration of a national emergency on November 3, 1997, has not been
resolved. These actions and policies are hostile to U.S.
interests and pose a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the
national security and foreign policy of the United
States. For these reasons, I have determined that it is
necessary to continue the national emergency declared with respect to
Sudan and maintain in force the comprehensive sanctions against Sudan
to respond to this threat.